The Green Paper – A new deal for social housing
The long-awaited Green Paper has been released. Following last year’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire it…
September 27, 2018 By Laurie Trounce
Reaction to Autumn Statement 2016
Experts from leading South West law firm Stephens Scown have reacted to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s…
November 23, 2016 By Stephens Scown
Irrecoverable costs via the service charge
In Fairbairn v Etal Court Maintenance Ltd [2015] UKUT 639 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands…
February 16, 2016 By Mike Davies
A Section 166 notice for landlords
A reminder to landlords: don’t forget to serve your Section 166 notice when seeking to…
February 12, 2016 By Ben Jones
Dispute resolution case study: Fairbairn v Etal Court Maintenance Ltd
Are the costs for settling a dispute recoverable as part of a service charge? …
February 10, 2016 By Ben Jones
Update for landlords: new energy regulations
The Energy Act 2011 required regulations to be made to ensure that non-domestic rented properties…
February 8, 2016 By Ben Jones
Recovering loss of rent in dilapidation claims
Claims against commercial tenants for damages for dilapidations will often include an amount, or notional…
February 1, 2016 By Ben Jones
Grabbing a tiger by the tail
As the average lengths of leases are decreasing, dilapidations are becoming more of a frequent…
September 28, 2015 By Mike Davies
Landlord’s right to refuse a new lease under LTA 1954
Where a lease is protected by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act) a…
September 23, 2015 By Stephens Scown
Warning to landlords over immigration checks
Landlords in the South West will need to carry out thorough immigration status checks on…
September 23, 2015 By Stephens Scown
Demanding rent and waiver
Osibanjo & Another v Seahive Investments Limited [2008] EWCA Civ 1282 involved a dispute over…
September 23, 2015 By Mike Davies
Ground Rent Landlords 1 – 0 Tenants
We recognise that ground rent represents much valued income to many landlords and for those…
December 22, 2014 By Stephens Scown